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pkang0202
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 Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:17 pm Post subject: Scholarships and Financial Aid in Korea |
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I'l be attending grad school in the spring, and I was wondering if anyone had any information on where I can get financial aid in Korea.
There's gotta be something out there to help international students pay for school here. |
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itstiff
Joined: 16 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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I don't have an answer for you, but United States offers zero financial aid and loans to international students.. so I'm not sure if Korea would.
I told my head teacher that I had to go to a bank so that I could transfer money home to pay off school loans and she was completely confused and could only reply that in Korea the parents pay for it. Blah. Just let me go to the bank lady! |
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IlIlNine
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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I get a gov't scholarship for my studies...
It really depends on the field that you're in. If you're studying some kind of Engineering/Technology than there are a few options. Otherwise, I have no idea. |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:44 am Post subject: |
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actually there is - or was - don't know if it's still there or not - the unis here have been trying to diversify and in order to do it they offer full scholarships to a LOT of students - many come from Africa which is why you see a lot of them around Korea
don't know how to find out - maybe stop one of the fellows in Itaewon and ask? I'm sure some of them either are or know a foreign student here -
good luck. |
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esetters21
Joined: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:56 am Post subject: |
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| moosehead wrote: |
many come from Africa which is why you see a lot of them around Korea
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IlIlNine
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Location: Gunpo, Gyonggi, SoKo
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:08 am Post subject: |
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| moosehead wrote: |
actually there is - or was - don't know if it's still there or not - the unis here have been trying to diversify and in order to do it they offer full scholarships to a LOT of students - many come from Africa which is why you see a lot of them around Korea
don't know how to find out - maybe stop one of the fellows in Itaewon and ask? I'm sure some of them either are or know a foreign student here -
good luck. |
I guess what I meant to say was.. yes, I get a full scholarship from my school (this is fairly typical), and then on top of that I get a scholarship from the K-gov't. If you have some kind of useful talent, there are options where your living expenses and tuition are paid for, at least. |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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| esetters21 wrote: |
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many come from Africa which is why you see a lot of them around Korea
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don't make this into something it's not -
I've run into Africans from Kenya, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana here - almost all were students.
There is a Cameroon student organization even -
Yes, the K govt is trying to diversify the population - attracting students from all over with financial aid for college. |
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Otherside
Joined: 06 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| moosehead wrote: |
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many come from Africa which is why you see a lot of them around Korea
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don't make this into something it's not -
I've run into Africans from Kenya, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana here - almost all were students.
There is a Cameroon student organization even -
Yes, the K govt is trying to diversify the population - attracting students from all over with financial aid for college. |
He's right. ALL the Nigerians I've seen in Korea are students. I think the Nigerian student organisation is just by Itaewon station.  |
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